Dix Township, Ford County, Illinois

Dix Township
—  Township  —
Location in Ford County
Ford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°27′58″N 88°17′29″W / 40.46611°N 88.29139°W / 40.46611; -88.29139Coordinates: 40°27′58″N 88°17′29″W / 40.46611°N 88.29139°W / 40.46611; -88.29139
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Ford
Established	November 6, 1860
Area
– Total	54.07 sq mi (140.03 km2)
– Land	54.02 sq mi (139.92 km2)
– Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.08%
Elevation	768 ft (234 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	686
– Density	12.7/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60933, 60936, 60952, 60957
GNIS feature ID	0428898

Dix Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 686^[1]. Its name changed from Drummer Grove Township on September 2, 1864.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Dix Township covers an area of 54.07 square miles (140.0 km²); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) or 0.08 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Elliott

Unincorporated towns

• Guthrie

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Blackford, Oregon and Pontoppidan.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 9
• Illinois Route 54

Airports and landing strips

• Barnes Landing Strip
• Gibson City Municipal Airport

School districts

• Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 105
• State Senate District 53

References

• "Dix Township, Ford County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428898. Retrieved 2010-01-16. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives